Dwayne Provo Explained

Dwayne Provo
Birth Date:7 October 1970
Birth Place:North Preston, Nova Scotia
Status:Retired
Import:No
Position1:DB
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
High School:Cole Harbour District High School
Cis:Saint Mary's University
Cfldraftedyear:1995
Cfldraftedround:1
Cfldraftedpick:10
Cfldraftedteam:Saskatchewan Roughriders
Playing Years1:
Playing Team1:Saskatchewan Roughriders
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:Montreal Alouettes
Playing Years3:
Playing Team3:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team4:Toronto Argonauts
Playing Team5:Ottawa Renegades
Playing Team6:BC Lions

Dwayne Provo (born October 7, 1970[1]) is a Canadian athlete, school administrator, and politician.

Early life

Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia (one of Canada's largest Black communities) and attended university at Saint Mary's University where he played Canadian football and was drafted in 1995 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Professional football career

He went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the National Football League). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator.

Political career

In the 2006 Nova Scotia election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Preston, but finished second to Liberal Keith Colwell. In 2009, he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer Kirk Johnson and hockey player Evander Kane.

Electoral history

|-|Liberal|Keith Colwell|align="right"|1,908|align="right"|42.20|align="right"|+0.07|-|New Democratic Party|Janet Sutcliffe|align="right"|1,316|align="right"|29.11|align="right"|+9.94|-|Progressive Conservative|Dwayne Provo|align="right"|1,240|align="right"|27.43|align="right"|-9.40|-

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|-|Liberal|Keith Colwell|align="right"|1,853|align="right"|42.13|align="right"| - |-|Progressive Conservative|Dwayne Provo|align="right"|1,610|align="right"|36.83|align="right"| - |-|New Democratic Party|Douglas Sparks|align="right"|843|align="right"|19.17|align="right"| - |-|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dwayne Provo . nfl.com.